How to do Baking Soda Beauty Treatments

Do you know all the amazing Beauty and Health treatment you can do with plain old Baking Soda? Betcha don't! I know, I know, how exciting can Baking Soda be? Back in the day it was one of the few products available to all that multi-tasked like no-body' s business. It was used on everything from upset stomachs to brushing teeth. These days of course, a lot has changed, but what we do still do is overpay for a host of products that either charge extra because they contain Baking Soda as an ingredient or do the very same things that Baking Soda can do. So here are just a few Health and Beauty Treatments you can do at home with Baking Soda! Enjoy

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Baking Soda

1. Acne Mask: Combine baking Soda with just enough purified water to form a thick paste. Plaster the paste on acne prone areas and chill out for 10-15 minutes. Rinse with cool water. Repeat daily and revel in the results after just 1 week!

2. Smelly Hands: Yuck! If your hands have acquired an odor for some reason mix 4 parts Baking Soda with 1 part water add to hand soap. Rub mixture together in your hands with a little bit of water. Rinse, repeat and smell a lot better!
   
   Smelly Feet: Double yuck! Soak tired, smelly feet in a basin of warm water mixed with 5 tablespoons Baking Soda. Awe, it's relaxing and kills the odor

3. 

   Shampoo buildup on hair: Add 1 tablespoon Baking Soda to your usual shampoo. Lather. Rinse. Repeat, and say goodbye to nasty buildup!

4. Callused Rough Skin: Mix 3 parts Baking Soda with 1 part purified water to form a thick paste. Massage into callused rough skin in a circle motion. Repeat daily, follow with moisturizer of your choice.

5. Skin Irritations: Windburn? Sunburn? Poison ivy? 3 parts Baking Soda with one part water. Create the miracle paste. Scoop and pat onto irritated areas, sit back and let it dry, repeat as necessary.

6. 

   Relaxing Bath: Oh its been one of those days! Sit back and relax in a hot Baking Soda soak. Just add 3/4cup of Baking Soda to your bath and relax those stiff muscles away.

7. Fingernail Discoloration: If your like me you use your poor fingernails as tools! After awhile they can start to look dingy and discolored. Add 1 part Baking Soda to 2 parts water. Soak your grimy nails in the mixture for 5 minutes. Follow up by dipping your nail brush into the mixture and scrubbing the really harsh stains away.

8. Dentures, Retainers, Mouth-guards: Add 3 teaspoons of Baking Soda to warm water. Soak assorted mouth wear until water runs cool.
   
   Toothpaste: Mix 3 parts Baking Soda with 1 part salt. Add 3 teaspoons of glycerin. Add 10 to 20 drops of your flavoring of choice (I like peppermint or cinnamon oil). When your ready to use it add just enough water to make a paste and scrub away.
   
   Odor killing Mouthwash: Add 2 teaspoons Baking Soda to 4 ounces of purified water. Swish and gargle in mouth swirling through teeth. Spit don't swallow!

9. Facial Scrub: Here's a great weekly face scrub. Mix 4 tablespoons Baking Soda with 1/2 cup oatmeal in your blender. Add enough water to make a paste. Apply to face, gently rubbing into skin in a circular motion!

[Sumia]

on 2/2/2009 Useful tips. Thanks for sharing :)

[1vida]

on 10/5/2008 I didn't know baking soda could be used to remove hair build up! I'm definitely going to try that (so much cheaper than buying a clarifying shampoo). 5 stars

[momknowsbest]

on 10/1/2008 yeah i heard a lot about baking soda. good tips

[aliom]

on 9/12/2008 i really loved this one cause i love the quick tips, and this one is new 4 me .

[ebnickiea]

on 9/3/2008 wow- I had no idea you could use baking soda for all these things-I'm definitely trying the mask!